There 3 ways of steaming a smoked corn beef to make pastrami. No.1 use a large steamer with a rack on a cake pan and steam it for 2 hrs, be sure to check water in pot. No. 2 use a crockpot with a rack and a little water set to high for 3 hrs. No. 3 use an electric pressure cooker with a rack and a little water for 1 hr and let it vent naturally.